Victoria, IL is a small city located in the southwestern region of Illinois. It is a part of the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan area and has a population of about 1,600 people. The nearby city of Alton serves as the local government seat for Victoria, IL. At the local level, Victoria residents are represented by Mayor Michael Sutterer and the members of the City Council who serve four year terms. Municipal elections are held every two years with all positions being elected on an at-large basis. The city council meets monthly to discuss issues relevant to their constituents such as public safety, zoning regulations and other municipal concerns. There are several volunteer boards and commissions which provide advice to the mayor and council on various matters ranging from planning issues to environmental protection. Residents have an active role in their community and take pride in their involvement in decision-making processes that affect their quality of life.
The political climate in Victoria, IL is somewhat conservative.
Knox County, IL is leaning conservative. In Knox County, IL 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.1%.
Knox county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Victoria, IL is somewhat conservative.
Knox County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Galesburg Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Victoria, Illinois: D d D D r r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Victoria, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $30 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $2,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)